Reattachable container apparatus

Abstract

A reattachable container or base apparatus that can hold at least one accessory and can be detachably attached to the bottom of one of at least two commercial material containers. The base apparatus comprises two elements. The first element is a bottom substantially horizontal with an outer edge. The second element is at least one side having a top, a bottom and a horizontal periphery. The bottom of the side is continuous affixed to the outer edge of the bottom, and the top comprising at least one attaching element not including a snap lock attaching element and able to be detachably attached to the outside of at least two differently branded conventional commercially available material containers proximate their bottoms. Also disclosed is a method of using the apparatus.

We claim: 
     
       1. A method of using a base apparatus able to be detachably connected proximate a bottom of one of at least two conventional material containers, comprising the steps of:
 a. providing a commercial material container with a container bottom that is substantially horizontal and proximate in horizontal periphery to its outermost horizontal periphery, is designed to be used alone without the detachable base apparatus being attached thereto, and contains commercial material that ranges from solid to liquid to gas; 
 b. providing the base apparatus, comprising: 
 i. an apparatus bottom substantially horizontal with an outer edge and 
 ii. a side having smooth inner surface, a side top, a side bottom, a horizontal periphery, the side bottom continuously affixed to the outer edge of the apparatus bottom, and the side top comprising at least one attaching element not including a snap lock attaching element and able to be detachably attached independently to an outside of the at least two differently branded conventional commercially available material containers proximate their container bottoms; 
 c. selecting the attachment element most appropriate for detachably attaching the commercially available material container with the base apparatus; 
 d. placing in the base apparatus at least one accessory that is useful in the use of material in the commercial material container; and 
 e. engaging the attaching element to attach the base apparatus to the outside of the conventional commercial material container proximate its container bottom. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  wherein the commercial material container is a commercial fluid container and the commercial material is a commercial fluid that ranges from pourable liquid to spreadable paste. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1  wherein the method, further comprising the steps of:
 f. removing the base apparatus from the container bottom of the commercial material container, 
 g. using the at least one accessory while using the material in the commercial material container, and 
 h. reattaching the base apparatus to the container bottom. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1  wherein the accessory is disposable wipes and the side of the base apparatus has an opening, and the method further comprises the step of:
 f. feeding a first end of the disposable wipes through the opening.